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KNOX – On the anniversary of the horror in Nagasaki, a story of survival

August 13, 2017 // 1 Comment

LAST WEEKEND, Rudi Hoenson planted a seedling in Oak Bay. It came from a tree that, improbably, survived a nuclear blast in Japan — just like Rudi himself. You might have [Continue]

KNOX – Federal NDP leadership race is like a witness protection program

August 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

I HAVE EATEN tuna sandwiches that were around longer than Anthony Scaramucci. Two weeks ago, none of us had heard of the guy. Then he got hired by Trump, was ditched by his [Continue]

KNOX – The people of Kamloops really know how to throw an Apocalypse

July 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

GIVE THIS to the people of Kamloops: They know how to throw an Apocalypse. When the wildfires hit and the evacuees poured in — thousands of them from such places as [Continue]

KNOX – No butts about it, those cigarette-flickers burn us all

July 23, 2017 // 2 Comments

News item: Forest fires are raging throughout the B.C. Interior. One on northern Vancouver Island was thought to be human-caused. News item: Improperly discarded cigarettes [Continue]

KNOX – Sarah Beckett’s husband breaks his silence: ‘I want to make waves’

July 16, 2017 // 2 Comments

HERE’S WHAT Sarah Beckett’s grieving husband believes: nothing the justice system has done to his wife’s killer will deter others. He wishes the Crown had pushed [Continue]

KNOX – Rogue cow is still on the run as legend continues to grow

July 2, 2017 // 0 Comments

AFTER TWO MONTHS on the run, the Rogue Cow of Metchosin may be roaming its last, and I am sad. No more will it emerge from its hideout in the hills to graze alongside its [Continue]

KNOX – Grassroots celebrations of Canada’s 150th birthday are best

June 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

WHAT’S REMARKABLE isn’t that Pauline Stewart persuaded 96 of her Songhees Point neighbours to hang flags from their condo balconies for Canada’s 150th. No, what’s [Continue]

KNOX – We Canadians have adopted ‘eh’ as a point of pride, eh?

June 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

JUST IN TIME for Canada’s 150th, here’s a surprise: We don’t really say “eh” that much. “ ‘Eh’ is used relatively infrequently in Canadian English,” Derek [Continue]

KNOX – Today, class, we’ll have a test on current events

June 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

GOOD MORNING, class. Today, we’ll focus on current events. Please write brief essays, based on the past week’s news. • After three weeks of nailbiting tension, Andrew [Continue]

KNOX – NDP-Green deal brings power to Vancouver Island after a long wait

June 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

JOHN HORGAN once spilled a beer on my sister at a Shamrocks game. Or maybe it was one of the guys he was with. We were down in the seats and they were standing along the rail [Continue]

KNOX – Leaping lizards! Under invasion by reptilian aliens with tiny hands

May 28, 2017 // 2 Comments

BEAUTIFUL DAY, perfect for golfing or fishing or, as was suggested with more force than necessary, working in the yard. So, I was outside, channelling my inner Chesnut when, [Continue]

KNOX – Policing’s gone high-tech, but it comes with a price

May 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

EARLY FRIDAY, Victoria police waded into an apartment where a drunken soap opera was in progress. Seems one tenant didn’t like the other tenant’s girlfriend being around [Continue]

KNOX – Bells, urinals and hallways: rookie MLAs have a lot of learning to do

May 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

ELIZABETH Cull’s advice for the first-time MLAs elected Tuesday? “Don’t be surprised if you see urinals in the women’s washrooms.” OK, maybe that’s just the way [Continue]

KNOX – Still undecided? Here’s a go-to guide for how to vote on May 9

May 7, 2017 // 2 Comments

STILL NOT SURE how to vote? To find where you fit on the political spectrum, try answering the questions in Jack’s Vote Compass. You’re welcome. Declaring that Canada has [Continue]